Suchergebnisse
Suchergebnisse:
Musselburgh (/ ˈ m ʌ s əl b ər ə /; Scots: Musselburrae; Scottish Gaelic: Baile nam Feusgan) is the largest settlement in East Lothian, Scotland, on the coast of the Firth of Forth, 5 miles (8 km) east of Edinburgh city centre. It has a population of 21,100.
Musselburgh ist die größte Gemeinde in East Lothian in Schottland. Sie liegt am Firth of Forth zehn Kilometer östlich vom Stadtzentrum Edinburghs. Sie gilt als eine der ältesten Gemeinden von Schottland. 1547 erlitt die schottische Armee nahe Musselburgh in der Schlacht bei Pinkie Cleugh eine verheerende Niederlage.
The name Musselburgh means 'Mussel town'. It is derived from the Old English words musle meaning 'mussel' and burh meaning 'town'. The Old English name reflects the Anglian settlement of large areas of Lothian in the seventh and eighth centuries AD.
The motto is, according to one tradition, derived from the tribute -Sure you are honest men- paid to the citizens by Donald, Earl of Mar, Regent of Scotland (1332), for their care of his famous predecessor in the Regency, Thomas Randolph, Earl of Moray, who died at Musselburgh on 20 July 1332.
20. Dez. 2019 · Musselburgh is the biggest town in East Lothian, sitting on the Firth of Forth on the east coast. Its name basically means “mussel town” – as in where everyone goes to catch their shellfish. As a town, Musselburgh was a Roman settlement that was established around 80 AD. Believe it or not, this makes it.
Musselburgh (Scots: Musselburrae; Scottish Gaelic: Baile nam Feusgan) is the largest town in East Lothian, Scotland. It is on the coast of the Firth of Forth , 5 miles (8 km) east of Edinburgh city centre.
What does Musselburgh mean? Musselburgh ( English) Origin & history. From mussel ("shellfish") + burgh. Proper noun. Musselburgh. a town in East Lothian council area, Scotland; historically it was in Midlothian ( OS grid ref NT3472 ). a suburb of Dunedin, New Zealand, named after the Scottish town. Examples.
